09-20-06

09-20-06 Career Presentation by Vanguard

Quick Facts: Vanguard will be on campus October 10 to conduct interviews. The last day to submit your resume is September 28.

CISters co-sponsored this event with the ACM.

Attendees learned a lot of hints about how to prepare for the September 26 Job Jamboree from UD alumni Chris Fahey, Kevin Owocki, and Tara Strobel, now at Vanguard.

There were plenty of opportunities to have questions answered.

Some important things we learned:

• Give your cover letter and resume to the same company multiple ways in multiple forms to the interviewers, technical staff, HR, the web site. You don't want your resume to slip through the cracks; the more people who know your name, the better.
• Bring multiple copies of your resume to the Job Jamboree and similar fairs.
• Sell yourself as someone who can help the company. On the first interview, don't talk about salary, bonuses, etc., because that's how the company benefits you.
• In the interview, if you're asked what your greatest weakness is, turn it into a positive.
• If you're asked about group/team or leadership experiences, you don't necessarily only have to talk about academic or coding projects. You can talk about sports teams or other extracurricular experiences, which also show that you're well-rounded.